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NAFTA s Good But Could Be Better

The fourth round of talks aimed at revamping the North American Free Trade Agreement ended this week in Washington, with Canada and Mexico rejecting a variety of U.S. proposals. The negotiators will be back at the table next month in Mexico City. The trilateral trade pact has always had its critics. When it went to Congress for approval in 1993, the opposition’s claims were so over the top, they were brutally lampooned in one of “Saturday Night Live’s” classic fake advertisements.

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Needed: A Congressional Mandate for Economic Freedom

Congress should mandate clear negotiating objectives that direct U.S. negotiators to focus on removing barriers to international commerce.

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Farrell: Would it help the economy to not buy holiday gifts?

In the 1990s, a U economist analyzed the "deadweight loss" of holiday gift-giving.

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Rent control won t fix the housing crisis It s still a good idea

Economists hate rent control. But here’s how it can work.

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Will Pandemic Benefits End Ease Worker Shortage? » Urban Milwaukee

Will Pandemic Benefits End Ease Worker Shortage? » Urban Milwaukee
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